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Yes, she was a religious sister first, but a teacher second; and she taught in nearly all of the schools she started early on. The complete story is in the link below.

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Mary MacKillop was a saint who devoted her life to God, and yes she preached the good news to the poor and her students that she taught in the many Catholic schools she set up.


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How did Mary Mackillop help setting up schools?

In 1866 at the invitation of Fr Woods, Parish Priest, Mary began teaching as a Sister of St Joseph with help of her two sisters at Penola, SA. Later, Fr Woods was made Director General of Education & Inspector of Schools and set about to reorganise Catholic schools. The following year, he asked Mary to come to Adelaide. A young lady who ran a school in Adelaide not only prepared their accommodation but offered to join them. Classes began and it wasn't long before other women joined. Their rented house became too small so they moved to three other cottages. Then in 1869, a two-storey 'poor school' was built, lower floor for the classrooms and the upper one for the sisters. By October 1867 the first country school was opened at Yankalilla. At the end of 1869, there were 72 sisters teaching in 21 schools. Mary had experience as governess and school mistress - both great assets along with her standard of teaching and the way she conducted the school impressed the locals. When Mary was satisfied with how the school was running she would draw up a curriculum and lesson programs for the various classes. Mary was a good teacher who prepared well for her lessons in order to address the children's needs as many had little or no schooling. Many of their parents were almost totally illiterate. Mary's aim was to teach them to read, write and do simple maths to enable them to understand an ordinary newspaper, write simple letters and manage their finances. Mary's real uniqueness lay in the way she combined the religious instruction and the secular subjects in her teaching.


What is some information on Mary MacKillop?

Mary Mackillop is a woman who did good things like starting schools and one day she met a priest who helped her they became good friends and started the sisters of saint Joseph and they all taught children at schools they started because there was a lack of education. Mary MacKillop was born of Scottish parents in 1842 and died in 1909. Her life was a difficult one in many ways. When she was young the support of the family fell to her. She wanted to be a nun but in a different way to those she knew because they lived in cloisters and were not able to go among the people. She met Fr Julian Tenison Woods and together they founded the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart to provide education for the poor children especially those in the outback. She also began refuges for women, orphanages and homes for the elderly. The works are carried on today by the Sisters but many new ones have been added to meet the needs of the times. Mary was a holy woman. Her holiness was recognised by the Church when she was beatified in 1995 by Pope John Paul II who came to Sydney to perform the ceremony. The process for her canonisation, which will recognise her as a saint for the world, is progressing in Rome.


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Why is Mary MacKillop not yet a saint?

Roman Catholic AnswerMary MacKillop is a saint. A saint just means that someone is in heaven. The Vatican has determined that in Mary MacKillop's case she is in heaven. I am assuming you are asking why they haven't declared her a saint yet. If so, these things just take time. Every time the Holy Father canonizes someone, "raises them to the altar", he is speaking "ex cathedra", in other words, infallibly, and that is not something to be taken lightly. There is a lot of formality to get through, a Mass is written for that saint, the prayer that is to be used on her feast is written, and the acts of canonization, the record of what she did in life has to be completed. Then the date is set, people are invited, the dignitaries have to be there, etc.But, all of that has nothing to do with whether she is in heaven or not, we know that already, that is why she is being declared a saint. It's just the "human" stuff that takes time.